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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in e-learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these open education undertakings. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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