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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in online education technology are making it possible for students all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education ventures. Professors want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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