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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in elearning technology enable learners in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations must deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these fascinating new open educational experiments. Educators want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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