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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in digital education technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations are having to consider today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Teachers want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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