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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in online education are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Public servants want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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