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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online education technology have empowered people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage poor motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these significant new open education experiments. Academics want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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