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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. New changes in learning technology enable people all around the world to take courses online. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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