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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online education have enabled people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to better comprehend these interesting new open education undertakings. Students want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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