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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in learning technology have made it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like OpenupEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Scholars want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this need for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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