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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in technology-enhanced learning enable people all around the world to participate in classes 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. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to better grasp these exciting new open education ventures. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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