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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in distance learning are enabling humans all over the world to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations must deal with now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these compelling new open education ventures. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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