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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions are considering more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Academics want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also considers the 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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