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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in online learning technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to take courses online. MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to understand these compelling new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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