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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online education technology have empowered people all around the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Japan to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to know how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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