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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are normally 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 several topics that elearning technology organizations are dealing with now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational ventures. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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