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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in electronic educational technology make it possible for people all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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