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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in distance learning are enabling students all over the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to better comprehend these important new open education ventures. Researchers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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