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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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