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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in online education are empowering students in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like CaltechX to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these significant new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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