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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions must deal with today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Queen Maud Land to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a developing desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Students want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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