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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online education technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational experiments. People want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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