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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in e-learning have provided the means for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to consider today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Google+ to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Educators want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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