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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in elearning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Berklee College of Music to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Professors want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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