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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in electronic education technology have enabled learners in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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