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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions have to deal with today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can we certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Ecuador to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these significant new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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