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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in e-learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like openHPI to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these fascinating new open education experiments. Universities want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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