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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in elearning technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Michigan to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational initiatives. People want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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