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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in distance learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these new open educational experiments. People want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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