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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are considering now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education experiments. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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