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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online learning technology make it possible for humans all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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