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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in e-learning technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to take online classes. MOOC courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to better perceive these intriguing new open education undertakings. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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