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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in online education have enabled people all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions are having to consider today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Michigan to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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