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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in e-learning technology enable humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Greenland to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. People want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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