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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in digital education technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Midway Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to understand these important new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this growing desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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