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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in online education make it possible for 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 online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Academics want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also considers the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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