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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in online education technology are enabling people all around the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these significant new open education initiatives. Scientists want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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