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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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