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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in elearning are enabling people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions have to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to better perceive these significant new open education endeavours. Professors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also deals with the most important 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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