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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Martinique to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also researches the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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