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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in online learning have empowered people all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Aruba to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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