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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in digital education technology are enabling learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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