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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like American College of Education to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to understand these exciting new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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