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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online learning technology are empowering people all around the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Cook Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these open educational initiatives. Public servants want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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