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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in distance learning technology are enabling learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Svalbard to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to better understand these exciting new open education endeavours. Students want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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