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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in technology-enhanced learning are enabling students all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Estonia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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