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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in digital education technology are empowering learners all over the world to take courses online. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. People want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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