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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in learning technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions have to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can participants certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to better comprehend these compelling new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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