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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in digital education technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Trainers want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this demand for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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