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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New developments in elearning technology have enabled learners all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning institutions are having to deal with now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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