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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in online learning have made it possible for learners all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOC classes are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like The New School to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these new open educational experiments. Professors want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this growing demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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