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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in e-learning technology have enabled learners all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations are considering now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Open2Study to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Researchers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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