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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online learning technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to better comprehend these interesting new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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