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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in distance learning technology enable humans all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these new open education ventures. Public servants want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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