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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online education technology enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This exciting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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