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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in online education are empowering students all over the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to understand these compelling new open education initiatives. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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