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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in digital education technology are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Scientists want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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