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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these compelling new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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