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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in electronic educational technology have enabled people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions are considering now that online education technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders need to understand these promising new open educational experiments. Academics want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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