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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to better comprehend these important new open educational undertakings. Educators want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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