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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in e-learning technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several topics that elearning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Public servants want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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