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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in digital education technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to better understand these important new open education initiatives. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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