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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in electronic education technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better understand these compelling new open education initiatives. Students want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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