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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. New advances in online learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations have to deal with today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a necessity to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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