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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in learning technology make it possible for students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Meetup to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these exciting new open educational ventures. Researchers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This book also talks about the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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