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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online learning make it possible for people all over the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to better comprehend these significant new open education experiments. Public servants want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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