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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in e-learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Navassa Island to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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