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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in distance learning technology have enabled people all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Wallis and Futuna to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Public servants want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also analyzes the most important 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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