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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Scientists want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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