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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advances in technology-enhanced learning are enabling students all around the world to take online courses. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Dominica to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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