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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in online learning are empowering learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Teachers want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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