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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like New Caledonia to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these compelling new open education undertakings. Corporations want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this crescive need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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