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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in e-learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Georgetown University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to understand these significant new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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