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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in elearning are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Rochester to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these promising new open educational undertakings. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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