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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also considers the key 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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