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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in electronic education technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions are having to attend to now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Niger to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Professors want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This new book also analyzes 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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