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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in e-learning technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Professors want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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