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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online education have empowered learners all around the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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