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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning organizations are having to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also reviews the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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