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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in elearning are enabling students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to better understand these compelling new open education ventures. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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