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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in learning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Vatican City to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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