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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in distance learning are enabling humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these open education experiments. Everybody wants to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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