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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in online education technology have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Instructors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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