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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. New advances in learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to take classes online. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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