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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in elearning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations are struggling with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these interesting new open education undertakings. Corporations want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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