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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in distance learning make it possible for students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Educators want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also explores the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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