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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online education make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations have to consider now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these interesting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this expanding need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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