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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in digital education technology are enabling students all around the world to take part in online courses. 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. These massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are considering today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Argentina to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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