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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online learning technology are empowering people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Reddit to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these interesting new open education endeavours. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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