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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in elearning technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to take online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations have to consider more than ever because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Facebook to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Scientists want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This interesting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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