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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in distance learning technology have enabled learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to understand these interesting new open education experiments. Educators want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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