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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in e-learning technology have enabled people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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