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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in elearning have empowered people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Universities want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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