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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in e-learning technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As learning technology becomes more available there is a need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education experiments. Researchers want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also investigates 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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