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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is good? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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