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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in electronic education technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to take online classes. These online MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Lecturers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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