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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in elearning are empowering people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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