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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education have made it possible for people all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like YouTube to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Instructors want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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