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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in elearning technology are enabling learners all around the world to take online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Professors want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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