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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in online education technology have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Instructors want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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