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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in technology-enhanced learning enable people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these compelling new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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