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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning enable people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Students want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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