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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in electronic educational technology make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning institutions are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Researchers want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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