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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like British Indian Ocean Territory to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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