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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online education have empowered people all around the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these open educational initiatives. Academics want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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