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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in online learning technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions have to consider now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Estonia to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to better perceive these new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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