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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in digital education technology have empowered humans in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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