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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in electronic educational technology make it possible for humans all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Tristan da Cunha to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to better grasp these new open educational ventures. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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