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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in elearning make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Coral Sea Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these important new open educational experiments. Scientists want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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