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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online education are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many topics that learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Sao Tome and Principe to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these intriguing new open education endeavours. Professors want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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