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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online education technology make it possible for people all over the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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