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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online education technology enable people all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Twitter to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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