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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning make it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these exciting new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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