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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in e-learning technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take courses online. 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. These MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Everyone wants to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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