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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent developments in elearning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational experiments. Corporations want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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