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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in elearning technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions have to consider now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a increasing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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