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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Professors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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