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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advancements in digital education technology are making it possible for students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is respectable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational undertakings. People want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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