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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations are struggling with now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Mexico to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these important new open education initiatives. Academics want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also researches the 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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