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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in digital education technology are enabling students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Wallis and Futuna to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to better grasp these open education experiments. Instructors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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