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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in learning technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Jersey to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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