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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in learning technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. 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 massive open courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Montserrat to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Academics want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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