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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in electronic education technology have empowered learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. 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. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education experiments. Researchers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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