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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in elearning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions are dealing with now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Santa Clara University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. People want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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