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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in digital education technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This interesting new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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