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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in elearning have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. People want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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