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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in digital education technology are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education ventures. Instructors want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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