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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in digital education technology have made it possible for students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants want to better understand these new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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