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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest advances in electronic education technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Public servants want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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