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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online education are enabling learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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