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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in distance learning have made it possible for people all over the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these significant new open education initiatives. Public servants want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this developing desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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