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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in digital education technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations have to consider now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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