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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in online learning are enabling people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to understand these intriguing new open education endeavours. Instructors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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