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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in digital education technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to understand these important new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also researches the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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