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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in e-learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take courses online. MOOC classes are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Open2Study to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these exciting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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