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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in e-learning are making it possible for students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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