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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in e-learning are enabling learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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