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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in distance learning technology make it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education experiments. Professors want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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