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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online education have empowered people all over the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions have to deal with today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these significant new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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