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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in digital education technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these fascinating new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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