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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in elearning are making it possible for students all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations have to consider more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education endeavours. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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