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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in learning technology are empowering people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Facebook to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also researches the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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