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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in online learning technology have empowered humans all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Midway Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these compelling new open educational undertakings. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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