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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in elearning enable learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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