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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these exciting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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