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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in digital education technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these new open education ventures. People want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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