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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in digital education technology enable people all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like YouTube to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Academics want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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