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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in e-learning are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Cuba to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Educators want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This definitive new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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