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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in electronic educational technology have empowered learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a developing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to better understand these important new open education undertakings. Educators want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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