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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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