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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning make it possible for humans all over the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders need to understand these promising new open education experiments. Public servants want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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