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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in digital education technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations have to consider more than ever because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Guam to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Trainers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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