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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in e-learning have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Everybody wants to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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