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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in elearning are empowering learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations must deal with now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to be more aware of these exciting new open education endeavours. Scientists want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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