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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in digital education technology are empowering people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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