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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in online education have enabled students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning organizations have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also explores the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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