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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in digital education technology are empowering people all around the world to take classes online. These online MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to understand these compelling new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this developing desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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