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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coral Sea Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to understand these open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This gripping new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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