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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in electronic educational technology make it possible for students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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