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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Aruba to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these significant new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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