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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in online education technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Universities want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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