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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in online education are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Malta to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these important new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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