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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in e-learning technology enable students all over the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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