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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in digital education technology are empowering students all around the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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