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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in e-learning technology are enabling learners all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to understand these important new open education ventures. People want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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