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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in e-learning are making it possible for humans all around the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Open2Study to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these important new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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