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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in distance learning are enabling students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these promising new open educational endeavours. Universities want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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