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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in online learning have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? How can institutions manage problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a expanding need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Professors want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this crescive desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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