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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in digital education technology have empowered people all over the world to take courses online. These MOOCs are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Students want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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