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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in e-learning technology have made it possible for students all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are considering now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality control for these MOOCs is good? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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