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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in online education are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to better understand these compelling new open educational ventures. Scholars want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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