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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in learning technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to take online classes. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also explores the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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