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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in online education technology have empowered students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these significant new open education endeavours. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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