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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in learning technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education. How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these open education experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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