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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in electronic education technology have empowered people all over the world to take part in classes online. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Professors want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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