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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Instructors want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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