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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in e-learning are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning organizations are considering in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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