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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in elearning have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations are having to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Facebook to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these compelling new open educational experiments. Academics want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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