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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in elearning technology enable learners all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning institutions are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Kingman Reef to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to better understand these promising new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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