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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in elearning are empowering learners in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Scholars want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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