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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in online education have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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