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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online education are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Argentina to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Instructors want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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