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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in elearning enable humans all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Universities want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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