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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to better comprehend these intriguing new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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