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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in learning technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these open educational undertakings. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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