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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in e-learning technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to take online courses. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Academics want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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