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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in distance learning technology are empowering humans in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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