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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in e-learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Instructors want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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