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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take classes online. These online MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle low motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Researchers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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