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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in e-learning technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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