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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in digital education technology have empowered students all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these important new open education experiments. Researchers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this growing demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also describes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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