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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning technology are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take courses online. MOOCs are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are struggling with now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education experiments. Scholars want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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