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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online learning technology enable people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is good? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to better comprehend these new open educational ventures. Instructors want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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