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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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