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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in digital education technology are empowering humans all around the world to take courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC classes are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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