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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in e-learning are empowering people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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