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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online education are empowering people all over the world to take part in classes online. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Nauru to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a demand to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Professors want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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