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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. New advances in e-learning have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations are struggling with now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this growing demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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