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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to understand these compelling new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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