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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in digital education technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Academics want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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