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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in e-learning are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions have to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like OpenupEd to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this growing demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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