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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in electronic educational technology have empowered people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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