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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in electronic educational technology have made it possible for students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational ventures. People want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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