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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in elearning technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations are having to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to better understand these compelling new open education endeavours. Instructors want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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