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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in digital education technology are enabling learners all over the world to take classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Colorado System to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these open education experiments. Scholars want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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