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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in electronic educational technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to take courses online. Massive open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Trainers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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