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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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