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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in online education are empowering learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC classes are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these important new open education ventures. Corporations want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this growing need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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