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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in digital education technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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