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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in digital education technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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