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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in e-learning enable people all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these significant new open education ventures. Universities want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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