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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in electronic educational technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like New Caledonia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to understand these promising new open education initiatives. Students want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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