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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to take classes online. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Rochester to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Teachers want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this desideratum for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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