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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in electronic education technology are making it possible for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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