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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in e-learning technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Poland to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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