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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in online learning technology are empowering learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like LinkedIn to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Public servants want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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