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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New evolvements in online education are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to understand these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Universities want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also talks about the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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