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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in digital education technology have empowered humans all over the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many subjects that online learning institutions are having to deal with today because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is adequate? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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