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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in online education have enabled humans in every nation on earth to take online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOCs are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Professors want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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