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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education are making it possible for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Cornell University to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these important new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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