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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in e-learning are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is developing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Greenland to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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