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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in digital education technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several subjects that online learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. People want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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