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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education technology are providing the means for students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Pitcairn Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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