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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online learning technology enable students in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these exciting new open education endeavours. Universities want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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