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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to understand these significant new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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