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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in e-learning are enabling learners all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Scientists want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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