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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in elearning technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to better understand these significant new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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