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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in electronic education technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to better understand these interesting new open education undertakings. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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