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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in e-learning technology are enabling students all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Uruguay to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Everyone wants to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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