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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in electronic education technology enable people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations are having to consider today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to perceive how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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