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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in elearning have enabled students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these compelling new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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