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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in digital education technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these promising new open education initiatives. Corporations want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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