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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in electronic education technology enable humans all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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