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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in online learning technology are making it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Estonia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Academics want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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