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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in e-learning are enabling learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions are struggling with more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Denmark to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these open education experiments. Universities want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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