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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in e-learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants certify that the education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Everyone wants to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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