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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. New gains in online education technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take classes online. 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. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology institutions are considering now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Micronesia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Students want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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