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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online education technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Ashmore and Cartier Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these important new open education experiments. Universities want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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