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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in elearning make it possible for learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several topics that online education institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Niger to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to better understand these promising new open education undertakings. Public servants want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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