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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in e-learning are empowering learners all around the world to take courses online. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants need to understand these interesting new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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