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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online education technology are making it possible for students all over the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations are considering today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like France to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Universities want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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