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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in e-learning enable students all over the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these promising new open educational experiments. Academics want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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