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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to better understand these significant new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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