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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning technology have enabled humans in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Public servants want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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