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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in electronic educational technology have empowered people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education endeavours. Public servants want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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