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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in e-learning are enabling humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Berklee College of Music to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Researchers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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