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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Academics want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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