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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in e-learning are enabling students in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These massive open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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