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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in online education technology are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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