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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in online education make it possible for learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Ashmore and Cartier Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these compelling new open education experiments. Scientists want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for information 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 dramatic new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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