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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in elearning have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Students want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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