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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in online education technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions are having to consider today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Corporations want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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