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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in digital education technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are considering more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like openHPI to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also describes the key 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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