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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online education are enabling humans in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these compelling new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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