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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in online learning are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology organizations are struggling with today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to better understand these interesting new open education ventures. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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