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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online education technology make it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants need to better grasp these compelling new open educational experiments. Scientists want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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