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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advancements in distance learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology organizations are considering today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Facebook to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Universities want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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