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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern changes in online learning make it possible for learners in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage low motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Academics want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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