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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning are enabling students all around the world to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Scholars want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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