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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online education technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations have to consider now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Palau to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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