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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in digital education technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As e-learning becomes more available there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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