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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in e-learning enable people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like The University of Chicago to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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