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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology have enabled students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Jarvis Island to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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