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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in online learning have provided the means for humans all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Netherlands to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational endeavours. Academics want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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