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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in e-learning enable people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations have to deal with now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also reviews 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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