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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in elearning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions have to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Kingman Reef to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a growing need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Instructors want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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