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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in electronic educational technology are enabling learners all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions are having to attend to now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Guernsey to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage low motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend these fascinating new open education experiments. Scholars want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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