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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advancements in digital education technology enable humans all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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