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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in digital education technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Scholars want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this increasing need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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