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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online education technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several subjects that online learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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