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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in electronic education technology are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to better perceive these fascinating new open educational experiments. Corporations want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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