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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online education technology are providing the means for students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Students want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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