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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in electronic educational technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend these fascinating new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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