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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in distance learning have made it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to better perceive these promising new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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