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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online education are enabling people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Norfolk Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Academics want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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