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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in elearning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take online classes. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Libya to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Professors want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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