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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in elearning are enabling people all around the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Lecturers want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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