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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in online learning make it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like China, People's Republic of to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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