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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning have empowered people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Poland to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Educators want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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