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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in e-learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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