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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online learning enable people all over the world to take online classes. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Scholars want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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