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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online education are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Suriname to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Teachers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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