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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in e-learning are empowering humans all around the world to take classes online. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to understand these intriguing new open educational ventures. Academics want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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