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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in online education are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Universities want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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