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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in electronic education technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take courses online. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions have to consider now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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