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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. New evolvements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to take online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Guinea to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. People want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire 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 interesting new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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