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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in online learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning organizations are dealing with today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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