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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in e-learning technology have enabled learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Academics want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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