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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in digital education technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Instructors want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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