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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is all right? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Wellesley College to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these open educational initiatives. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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