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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in distance learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations are considering today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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