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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in elearning have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations have to consider now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these new open educational experiments. Public servants want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This book also considers the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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