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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in distance learning technology are enabling people all around the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like YouTube to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational ventures. People want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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