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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in online education make it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Twitter to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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