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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in electronic education technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to understand these fascinating new open educational ventures. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This interesting new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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