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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in technology-enhanced learning are enabling learners all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations have to deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like India to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desideratum for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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