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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in digital education technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Faroe Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this crescive demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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