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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in e-learning are enabling people all around the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations have to deal with now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational experiments. Educators want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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