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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in online learning are making it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these open educational ventures. Lecturers want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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