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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in distance learning technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these exciting new open education experiments. Professors want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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