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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New improvements in online learning have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like China, People's Republic of to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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