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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in digital education technology are empowering people all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Researchers want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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