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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning are enabling humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not 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 subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Rochester to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Corporations want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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