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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in online education technology have empowered learners all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning institutions are having to consider now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Instructors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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