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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education endeavours. Public servants want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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