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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in e-learning have enabled people all over the world to take part in classes online. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are considering today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these significant new open education experiments. Universities want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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