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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online education technology are empowering students all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Estonia to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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