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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning are enabling learners all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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