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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Monaco to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Professors want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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