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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in e-learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning organizations are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to understand these new open educational experiments. Public servants want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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