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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in online education enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UWashingtonX to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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