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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in electronic education technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Eritrea to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to understand these new open educational ventures. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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