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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in e-learning have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these important new open educational ventures. Universities want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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