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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in distance learning technology enable people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions are dealing with today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Professors want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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