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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in elearning have empowered students in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Professors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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