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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in electronic educational technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these important new open educational undertakings. Universities want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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