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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in e-learning technology make it possible for students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This new book also researches the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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