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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in digital education technology have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Michigan State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to better comprehend these new open educational experiments. Teachers want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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