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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in e-learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this growing need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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