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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in distance learning technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Academics want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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