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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in distance learning make it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to understand these exciting new open education experiments. Students want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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