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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online education are empowering learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Kirkwood Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to better understand these interesting new open education experiments. People want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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