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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in elearning are empowering people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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