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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in digital education technology are enabling students all around the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to better understand these important new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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