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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Monaco to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Professors want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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