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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in digital education technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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