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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning technology have enabled people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations have to deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Corporations want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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