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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern changes in online education technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Uruguay to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Teachers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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