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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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