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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online learning technology have empowered learners all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Scholars want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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