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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in electronic educational technology are empowering people all over the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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