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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in digital education technology have enabled learners all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. 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. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Academics want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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