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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning organizations are having to consider today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to be more aware of these important new open educational undertakings. Educators want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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