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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in electronic educational technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to better comprehend these important new open educational experiments. Corporations want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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