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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Universities want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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