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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advancements in e-learning are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions have to consider today because online education technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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