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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New evolvements in e-learning have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions are having to attend to today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage poor motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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