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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education technology are empowering students in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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