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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology are enabling humans all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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