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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people all over the world to take courses online. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Emory University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these promising new open education experiments. Students want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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