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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online education have provided the means for students all over the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education endeavours. Scientists want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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