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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in elearning are enabling humans all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Students want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also considers the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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