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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education experiments. Academics want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This sensational new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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