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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in e-learning are enabling learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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