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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in electronic education technology enable learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these new open educational initiatives. Students want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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