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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in online education are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are having to deal with now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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