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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in online education are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to better understand these exciting new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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