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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in learning technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Instructors want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this expanding demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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