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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online education enable people all around the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Switzerland to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Universities want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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