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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in elearning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to better perceive these compelling new open education experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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