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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in e-learning are enabling learners all over the world to participate in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also researches the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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