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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning are enabling people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to better understand these open education endeavours. Educators want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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