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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in e-learning are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions are considering more than ever because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOCs? How can we handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these new open education experiments. Professors want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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