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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in elearning have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Educators want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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