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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning technology are enabling students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these interesting new open education endeavours. Corporations want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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