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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education have enabled students in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations have to deal with now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also explores the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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