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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in online learning have enabled learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to be more aware of these promising new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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