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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in learning technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Nauru to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these fascinating new open education experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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