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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online learning technology have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also deals with the most important 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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