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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in e-learning have enabled learners all over the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Reddit to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Universities want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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