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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in e-learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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