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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online learning technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these open education experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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