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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in online education technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning institutions are having to consider today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants need to understand these significant new open education endeavours. Scientists want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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