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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in elearning are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these exciting new open education initiatives. Academics want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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