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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in e-learning technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are dealing with today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Great Basin College to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Trainers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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