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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in e-learning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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