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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these important new open education undertakings. People want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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