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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online education have provided the means for humans all over the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this growing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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