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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in digital education technology have made it possible for students all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like American College of Education to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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