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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in elearning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Professors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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