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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in electronic educational technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Liberia to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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