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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in elearning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Educators want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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