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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent changes in e-learning enable people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can we certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Students want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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