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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in distance learning technology enable people all around the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Students want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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