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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education technology are making it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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