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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online learning technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these exciting new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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