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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern gains in electronic educational technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to understand these important new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this growing demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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