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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in electronic educational technology make it possible for humans all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are considering more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Somalia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Teachers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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