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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Kauffman Fellows Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Instructors want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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