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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like OpenupEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these promising new open education ventures. Educators want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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