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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in distance learning are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Aland to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to better perceive these important new open education experiments. Scientists want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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