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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in online learning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take online courses. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Excelsior College to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these exciting new open educational experiments. Students want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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