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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these exciting new open education initiatives. Universities want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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