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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Researchers want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this need 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 subjects. This new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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