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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in elearning technology are empowering learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these exciting new open education undertakings. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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