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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in online education are making it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Palmyra Atoll to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to better understand these promising new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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