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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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