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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in digital education technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Corporations want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also explores the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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