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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning enable students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Everyone wants to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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