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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in electronic educational technology have empowered people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology institutions have to consider now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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