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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Cuba to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Academics want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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