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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in e-learning make it possible for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations are considering today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Berklee College of Music to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to better understand these important new open educational experiments. Public servants want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also researches the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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