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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in elearning are making it possible for students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Universities want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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