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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in online learning technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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