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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in e-learning make it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Educators want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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