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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in elearning have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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