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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advances in elearning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Cook Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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