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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in elearning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions must deal with today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Kirkwood Community College to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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