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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in e-learning have made it possible for people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning institutions are considering today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to better understand these new open education undertakings. Teachers want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also explores the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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