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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in electronic educational technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to know how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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