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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in digital education technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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