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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online learning are providing the means for humans all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these open education experiments. Scientists want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this increasing desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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