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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in learning technology have made it possible for students in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are considering now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these significant new open education experiments. Scientists want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the key 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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