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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in online education technology are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these promising new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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