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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning technology are empowering people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these open education ventures. Intellectuals want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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