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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online learning have empowered humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Vatican City to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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