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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advancements in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Academics want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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