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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in e-learning are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are struggling with now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions make sure that the education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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