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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in distance learning have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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