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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in technology-enhanced learning are empowering students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Laos to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these new open education endeavours. Academics want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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