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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in e-learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scholars want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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