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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Instructors want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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