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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in technology-enhanced learning enable humans all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Minnesota to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Scholars want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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