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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education have provided the means for learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these exciting new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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