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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning are enabling people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations have to consider now that distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants need to better understand these interesting new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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