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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in learning technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Universities want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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