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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these promising new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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