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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest advances in online education are making it possible for people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage low student motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this developing need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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