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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in distance learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better perceive these interesting new open education ventures. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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