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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in e-learning are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education experiments. Everybody wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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