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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in digital education technology are empowering people all over the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to better grasp these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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