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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in e-learning technology make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take online classes. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to understand these exciting new open educational ventures. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also describes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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