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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online education make it possible for people all around the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also researches the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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