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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in e-learning are enabling humans in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Laos to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Scholars want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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