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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in digital education technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Midway Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education undertakings. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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