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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in digital education technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take online courses. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to better grasp these exciting new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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