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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in elearning are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several issues that elearning institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also describes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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