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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in online learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations have to consider today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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