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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in e-learning are enabling learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these fascinating new open education ventures. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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