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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in distance learning technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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