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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in digital education technology make it possible for people all around the world to take online classes. MOOCs are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a growing desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this increasing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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