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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in elearning are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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