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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent developments in online education are enabling learners all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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