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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New gains in e-learning have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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