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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for students all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Svalbard to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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