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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in electronic education technology enable people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these significant new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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