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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in electronic educational technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Bouvet Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Researchers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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