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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in online learning technology have empowered humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many issues that online education institutions have to consider now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Meetup to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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