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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in elearning have made it possible for humans all over the world to participate in classes online. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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