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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in digital education technology make it possible for students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous topics that elearning institutions are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we certify that the quality control for these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Reunion to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to better perceive these exciting new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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