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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in online education technology are empowering people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions are struggling with more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these new open educational ventures. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this growing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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