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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in online learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants desire to better understand these important new open education experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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