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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in online education technology enable students in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Broward College to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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