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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in online learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is decent? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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