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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in electronic education technology are enabling learners all over the world to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants make sure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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