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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online education technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to better perceive these promising new open educational ventures. Academics want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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