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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in digital education technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Students want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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