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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in online education are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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