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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in learning technology are making it possible for students all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on low motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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