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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in online education are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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