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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in learning technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations are having to consider today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this expanding need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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