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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in distance learning technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these interesting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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