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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in elearning have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions have to consider today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students certify that teachers 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 original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Researchers want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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