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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in elearning are empowering people all around the world to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Facebook to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This new book also explores the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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