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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions must deal with now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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