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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in e-learning have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take classes online. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to better understand these compelling new open education ventures. Public servants want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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