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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning technology are enabling learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Facebook to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Professors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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