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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in elearning have provided the means for humans all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions have to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these important new open education experiments. Lecturers want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also researches the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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