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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in e-learning technology are empowering people all over the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are having to consider now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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