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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in online education have provided the means for students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Colorado System to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Scholars want to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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