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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in distance learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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