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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in elearning are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Ascension to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Educators want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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