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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for humans all over the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these MOOC classes is good? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a increasing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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