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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in elearning have provided the means for humans all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like openHPI to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Scholars want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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