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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for students in nations all aver the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can educators ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Researchers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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