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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in online education are empowering people all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these fascinating new open education initiatives. Trainers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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