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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in digital education technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to better understand these promising new open educational initiatives. Students want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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