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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in distance learning enable humans all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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