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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in digital education technology are providing the means for learners in nations all aver the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions have to deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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