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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for humans all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online education becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education ventures. Lecturers want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This sensational new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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