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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online learning make it possible for people all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Professors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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