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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in online education technology make it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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