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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in digital education technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Mongolia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to better grasp these interesting new open education ventures. Educators want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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