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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in electronic education technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like El Salvador to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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