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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online education technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Reunion to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these significant new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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