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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online education are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are usually free for students 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 topics that elearning organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational undertakings. Academics want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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