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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online education technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations are having to deal with now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This interesting new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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