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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in digital education technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning institutions are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Chad to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these new open education experiments. Educators want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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