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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in learning technology are empowering humans in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions are considering today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. People want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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