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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in elearning are providing the means for students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education ventures. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this crescive need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing 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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