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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in online education are enabling people in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Educators want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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