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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in digital education technology enable learners all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOC classes are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these exciting new open education ventures. Lecturers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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