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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in digital education technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Everyone wants to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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