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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. New changes in elearning have provided the means for students in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Palmyra Atoll to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these exciting new open education undertakings. Professors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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