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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in electronic education technology enable humans all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Academics want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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