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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Universities want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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