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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Colorado System to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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