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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in digital education technology make it possible for humans all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations are considering today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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