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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology are empowering people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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