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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in digital education technology enable learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Ascension to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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