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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in online education are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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