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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in e-learning technology enable learners all around the world to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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