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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in e-learning have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. 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. These online MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions are struggling with now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these exciting new open education experiments. Researchers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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