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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in online education have made it possible for people all around the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations are having to consider now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. People want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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