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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in elearning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are considering more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Liberia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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