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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in learning technology have enabled learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Berklee College of Music to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these important new open educational ventures. Trainers want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This definitive new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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