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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in e-learning technology enable people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can we certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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