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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in elearning are enabling students in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. 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 online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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