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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in distance learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Rochester to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational ventures. Students want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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