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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. New developments in technology-enhanced learning enable people all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Universities want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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