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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in electronic educational technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to understand these open educational experiments. Educators want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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