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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in distance learning are enabling learners all over the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology institutions are dealing with now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Trainers want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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