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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in electronic educational technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations are having to consider today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to better grasp these promising new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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