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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in online learning technology enable students all over the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Trainers want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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