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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning are empowering learners in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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