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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in electronic education technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Scientists want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also discusses 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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