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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in e-learning are providing the means for students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. People want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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