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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in digital education technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these promising new open educational experiments. Corporations want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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