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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in online education technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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