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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in digital education technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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