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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in elearning are empowering students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology organizations must deal with today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these open education experiments. Trainers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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