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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in digital education technology are making it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these promising new open education undertakings. Teachers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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