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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these exciting new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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